How does AppliedSensors core intellectual property differ from the competition?
A. Our micro-machining capabilities afford our metal oxide semiconductor technology the advantages of low power consumption and highly flexible packaging. Having extremely low thermal mass, our sensors require far less power to operate even in continuous mode. Additionally, the small, localized heated area allows chips to be mounted directly onto the printed circuit board. Our field effect technology for hydrogen gas detection is highly specific. Effectively, our catalytic sensing layer separates hydrogen gas molecules into hydrogen atoms that align and create an electric field which can be measured as a direct indicator of the presence of hydrogen gas. Other technologies are not hydrogen-specific and are really just combustible gas sensors that sense methane, propane, and similar combustible gases, in addition to hydrogen.
